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take-off

noun

Meaning

  1. The rising or ascent of an aircraft or rocket into flight.
  2. A parody or lampoon of someone or something.
  3. A quantification, especially of building materials.
  4. The removal of sheets from the press.
  5. The spot from which one takes off; specifically, the place from which a jumper rises in leaping.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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